In the current political environment, the line between sincerity and satire has been blurred to the point that it’s difficult to tell who is being serious and who is cracking wise.

That won’t be difficult to discern when “Second City for President” makes a campaign stop at the Hoogland Center for the Arts on Saturday.

“We make fun of the whole process and point out just how ridiculous both sides can be. We’ll make a joke at anyone’s expense if we feel that we can get a laugh,” said Tim Ryder, a Second City actor.

Second City is a comedy group that was founded in Chicago in 1959 and whose famous alums include John Belushi, Bill Murray, Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert. The politically themed revue coming to Springfield includes scenes from the comedy troupe’s archives that date back 50 years, new material written by current cast members, and some of the improvisation for which the group is noted.

“That’s one of our favorite parts because we all got into this through improv. So there’s a few parts of the show where we’ll come out and take a few suggestions from the audience and make something up,” he said.

The material is continually tweaked to reflect the news cycle, so if a candidate misspeaks or makes a blunder today, a reference to it could end up in Saturday’s show.

“We have to keep up on current events and what’s going on in the current campaign. We have to keep everything up to the minute because when people come see political humor, they expect it to reflect what’s going on right now because it changes so often,” Ryder said.

Ryder is one of the five actors who will appear in Springfield. Among the many roles he plays in the revue are a focus group leader charged with creating a get-out-the-vote slogan, a senator’s aide who is trying to keep his boss out of trouble, and a guy in a diner with odd views on politics and American society in general.

The Jerseyville native has connections to the capital city — his parents, Tom and Peggy Ryder, are Springfield residents and are sponsoring the Hoogland performance.

“We’re excited to come to Springfield. It’s a great town. It’s the heart of politics in Illinois. There’s a lot of people there who appreciated politics and probably a lot of people who are sick of it. We think that all of those people will enjoy the show,” Ryder said.